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# Configuration

LunaticChat's configuration is managed in `plugins/LunaticChat/config.yml`. A default configuration file is generated on the server's first startup.

## Applying Changes

There is no reload command. Edit `config.yml` and **restart the server** to apply a change.

Boolean settings accept `true` / `false`, and also the `yes` / `no` / `on` / `off` spellings that Bukkit accepted historically, so a file written for an older release keeps working as it did.

## Recovery From an Invalid File <Badge type="tip" text="v1.3.0~" />

A `config.yml` the plugin cannot use never stops the plugin from starting.

- If a **single value** cannot be read, only that setting falls back to its default, and a warning naming the key is logged. Every other setting in the file is still honoured.
- If the file is **not valid YAML at all**, or cannot be read from disk, every setting falls back to its default and an error is logged.
- A file containing only comments is a valid way of saying "use the defaults" and is not reported as a problem.

Check the server log after editing `config.yml`: a setting that quietly reverted to its default was reported there.

## Global Settings

| Key | Type | Default | Description |
|-----|------|---------|-------------|
| `debug` | Boolean | `false` | Enable debug logging |
| `userSettingsFilePath` | String | `"player-settings.yaml"` | Path to the player settings file |
| `checkForUpdates` | Boolean | `true` | Check for updates on startup |
| `language` | String | `"en"` | Plugin language (`en` / `ja`) |

## Feature Settings (`features`)

### Quick Replies (`features.quickReplies`)

| Key | Type | Default | Description |
|-----|------|---------|-------------|
| `enabled` | Boolean | `true` | Enable the `/reply` command |

### Japanese Conversion (`features.japaneseConversion`)

| Key | Type | Default | Description |
|-----|------|---------|-------------|
| `enabled` | Boolean | `false` | Enable romaji-to-hiragana conversion |
| `cache.maxEntries` | Int | `500` | Maximum number of conversion cache entries |
| `cache.saveIntervalSeconds` | Int | `300` | Interval (in seconds) for saving cache to disk |
| `cache.filePath` | String | `"conversion_cache.json"` | Path to the cache file |
| `api.timeout` | Long | `3000` | API request timeout (in milliseconds) |

### Channel Chat (`features.channelChat`)

| Key | Type | Default | Description |
|-----|------|---------|-------------|
| `enabled` | Boolean | `false` | Enable the channel chat feature |
| `maxChannelsPerServer` | Int | `0` | Maximum channels per server (`0` = unlimited) |
| `maxMembersPerChannel` | Int | `0` | Maximum members per channel (`0` = unlimited) |
| `maxMembershipPerPlayer` | Int | `0` | Maximum channel memberships per player (`0` = unlimited) |

#### Message Logging (`features.channelChat.messageLogging`)

| Key | Type | Default | Description |
|-----|------|---------|-------------|
| `enabled` | Boolean | `true` | Log channel messages to an NDJSON file |
| `retentionDays` | Int | `30` | Log file retention period in days (`0` = indefinite) |
| `maxFileSizeMB` | Int | `100` | Maximum size of a single log file (MB) |

### Velocity Integration (`features.velocityIntegration`)

| Key | Type | Default | Description |
|-----|------|---------|-------------|
| `enabled` | Boolean | `false` | Enable integration with the Velocity proxy |
| `crossServerGlobalChat` | Boolean | `false` | Enable cross-server global chat |
| `crossServerDirectMessage` | Boolean | `false` | Enable cross-server direct messaging |
| `serverName` | String | `"Unknown"` | Server name displayed in cross-server chat |
| `messageDeduplicationCacheSize` | Int | `100` | Size of the message deduplication cache |

## Message Format (`messageFormat`)

| Key | Default | Available Placeholders |
|-----|---------|----------------------|
| `directMessageFormat` | `§7[§e{sender} §7>> §e{recipient}§7] §f{message}` | `{sender}`, `{recipient}`, `{message}` |
| `channelMessageFormat` | `§7[§b#{channel}§7] §e{sender}: §f{message}` | `{sender}`, `{message}`, `{channel}` |
| `crossServerGlobalChatFormat` | `§7[§6{server}§7] §e{sender}: §f{message}` | `{sender}`, `{message}`, `{server}` |

## Data Files

Everything the plugin writes lives under `plugins/LunaticChat/`.

| File | Written when | Notes |
|------|--------------|-------|
| `config.yml` | Generated on first startup | Never rewritten by the plugin |
| `player-settings.yaml` | A player changes a setting with `/lc settings` | Path configurable via `userSettingsFilePath`. If it cannot be read at startup, **every player's settings fall back to their defaults** |
| `channels.json` | Channels or memberships change | Only when channel chat is enabled |
| `conversion_cache.json` | Periodically, per `cache.saveIntervalSeconds` | Only when Japanese conversion is enabled. Path configurable via `cache.filePath` |
| `logs/channelchat/` | Per channel message | Only when message logging is enabled. See [Message Logging](/docs/features/message-logging) |

Saves are coalesced rather than written on every change, and every file is written atomically, so nothing ever reads a half-written file. All of them are also flushed when the server stops.

## Default Configuration File

[View on GitHub](https://github.com/m1sk9/LunaticChat/blob/main/platform-paper/src/main/resources/config.yml)
